Silk (character)
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Silk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (April 2014).[2] Silk is the alias of Cindy Moon, a Korean-American student who was bitten by the same radioactive spider that gave Peter Parker / Spider-Man his powers.[3] She was a member of the Spider-Army / Web-Warriors and the Agents of Atlas.
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (April 2014)[lower-alpha 1] |
Created by | Dan Slott (writer) Humberto Ramos (artist) |
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Alter ego | Cindy Moon |
Species | Human mutate |
Place of origin | Manhattan, New York |
Team affiliations | Protectors[1] Spider-Army / Web-Warriors Agents of Atlas Champions |
Partnerships | Peter Parker / Spider-Man |
Notable aliases | Silk Silkworm Spider-Woman Spider-Girl Spider-Bride Spectacular Spinning Jenny |
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She is portrayed by Tiffany Espensen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the extended cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The character will also appear in the Gwen Stacy spin-off solo film Spider-Woman, set in the Spider-Verse franchise, focusing on three generations of female Spider-related characters.